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China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

China

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

Deep Tech

Embodied Intelligence

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

Robotics

The Chinese startup has filed for a listing on Shanghai’s STAR Market.

Unitree targets IPO after revenue quadruples on robotics demand

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T. K. Lin

WeRide refines autonomous vehicle software, deploying AI-driven solutions that improve road safety, efficiency, and future-ready mobility.

WeRide

How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous Vehicles

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

Mobility

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

Lower costs and higher utilization are improving unit economics, but not enough to bring the company out of the red.

WeRide revenue surges on robotaxi growth, but losses remain high

What guides machine-led insights? Uncover AI applications, language models, and decision-making systems transforming sectors worldwide.

Artificial Intelligence

The open-source tool promises hands-free automation, but users may find it costly, complex, and less practical than expected.

What is OpenClaw? 8 things to know as the AI agent draws hype, confusion, and caution

Cheng Zi is based in China, covering technology- and business-related events. She works with her colleagues at 36Kr Global to provide coverage in both English and Chinese.

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Cheng Zi

How is healthcare going digital? Investigate telemedicine, wearable sensors, and data-driven platforms improving patient experiences.

Health Tech

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How do virtual worlds expand reality? Discover AR/VR tools, content creation, and platforms layering digital information onto everyday life.

Augmented and Virtual Reality

What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

Entertainment

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

Gaming

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

The global eye-tracking market is expected to surpass USD 1.82 billion by 2024.

Can eye-tracking tech become a normality? This firm thinks so: Inside China's Startups

Can eye-tracking tech become a normality? This firm thinks so: Inside China&#8217;s Startups

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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Wency Chen

Huawei, a global telecom and smartphone vendor, delivers networking equipment, 5G solutions, and consumer devices integrating cutting-edge tech.

How do connected devices shape daily life? Examine IoT sensors, data platforms, and security protocols integrating smart tech into homes and cities.

Internet of Things

A newly-established health lab in Xi'an includes areas for experimental smart-wearable product testing and sports health innovation development.

Huawei tops the global wrist-wearable market, exec says

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

Southeast Asia

IHV’s Comprehensive Medical Information Exchange platform is used for diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine.

Singapore-based healthtech firm Claritas acquires teleradiology startup IHV

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Tech in Asia

Alibaba, China’s e-commerce giant, operates online retail marketplaces, cloud computing services, and digital payment networks across Asia and beyond.

JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce leader, ensures trusted transactions, efficient logistics, and a wide product selection for online shoppers.

JD.com

What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Economy

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

Visual Stories

The healthcare unit of JD.com became the youngest unicorn on the Hurun Global Unicorns Index 2020.

BIZ IN GRAPHICS | JD unit breaks out in Asia's biggest health IPO

BIZ IN GRAPHICS | JD unit breaks out in Asia&#8217;s biggest health IPO

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Julianna Wu

Singapore

Q&amp;A

Shilpa talks the benefits of digitalized counseling: affordability, convenience, and transparency.

[Tuning In] Shilpa Jain on leaving corporate law and building a digitalized counselling platform

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Emily Fang

Japanese pharma aims to develop new drugs based on big medical data.

Eisai and JD.com to launch online dementia service in China

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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Nikkei Asia

India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

India

The government has been working toward enhancing the contribution of the digital economy to 20% of the Indian GDP in the next five years, from the current 7-8%.

Digital economy expected to account for 20% of Indian GDP by 2025

I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.

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Moulishree Srivastava

How do policies adjust to a data-rich world? Explore usage-based coverage, automated claims, and analytics guiding risk assessment.

Insurance

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

Ride-hailing

What is convenient for millennials might create obstacles for many seniors.

China urges to bridge the digital divide for the elderly as everything goes online

Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

Sequoia Capital finances transformative companies, guiding them through growth phases and global market entry.

Sequoia Capital

Taobao, Alibaba’s consumer-to-consumer marketplace, connects Chinese shoppers with diverse products, from fashion and electronics to everyday essentials.

Taobao

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

Fintech

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

China is willing to work with other countries to seize the historical opportunities of the information revolution: President Xi.